As I’ve noted many times in the past, photography for me is not a professional outlet — though I do sometimes have to remind myself I’ve a few paid photography credits under my belt — but rather, a therapeutic one. And often, grabbing the camera occurs to me less during the winter, which is stupid, because (especially regarding macro photography) the beauty and weirdness of the world does not only manifest on warmer days. One of the best ways to get original and compelling macro photos is just to wander around the house, looking for things that deserve a closer look — food, kitchen utensils, tools, a child’s toys, cellar spiders, sex toys, discarded human corpses, the tribe of microscopic chimpanzees that live inside your inner ear canal, whatever.
So, I’m going to take a little time this week to grab the camera, wander the house like a restless specter, and find some cool things that demand photographic representation at the macro level.
I’ll report back.
Some quick bits:
Atlanta Burns — still a buck at Amazon.
Atlanta Burns: The Hunt — also still a buck at Amazon.
Star Wars: Empire’s End is out soon. Preorder: Indiebound | Amazon | B&N
A week after that is the newest Miriam Black book, Thunderbird. Indiebound | Amazon | B&N
Meanwhile, here are some other pics snapped inside the house, not outside on a warm day. Please to enjoy these. And if you don’t enjoy them, HA HA HA I DON’T CARE YOU’RE TRAPPED IN HERE WITH ME AND THE TINY TRIBE OF EAR-MONKEYS THAT CONTROLS MY MIND
Caleb says:
I always have a lot of respect for a writer who diversifies their artistic interests, especially when they’re very good at more than one of them.
February 6, 2017 — 10:53 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Cool shots. I was having fun trying to figure out what they are. You have a good eye–and a good macro lens 😀
February 6, 2017 — 12:06 PM
TJ Geiser says:
Very fine shots! Always listen to your ear monkeys. They always seem to guide you right.
February 6, 2017 — 12:30 PM
The Urban Spaceman says:
Now I’m jealous because my die colours are so much more boring than your. And that’s a pretty good lens you’ve got there; the details and colours are fantastic.
February 6, 2017 — 1:12 PM
Bottle Logic says:
Nothing quite so comforting as a well worn plastic polyhedron that has rendered many a decision… Love your work both above the keys and behind the lens!
February 6, 2017 — 2:23 PM
curleyqueue says:
Countdown to Miriam (already on pre-order)…yasssssss!!
February 6, 2017 — 2:54 PM
Sharon M Hart says:
Great pictures. I look at them and say, “Hey, I know you; you’re what’s-his-face.” I know them, but they don’t know me–I wonder if that makes them feel exposed,
February 6, 2017 — 6:02 PM
flippinscribbler says:
Those are some awesome pics
February 6, 2017 — 9:57 PM
janinmi says:
Fascinating pics all. Am most fond of the serrated knife edge…is that blood on that knife?!??!? (heh)
February 7, 2017 — 4:57 PM
J.W. Martin says:
Love that shot of the screen with a broken bit. A broken screen has never seemed the least bit interesting before.
February 9, 2017 — 12:58 PM